PEOPLE EX REL. COSENTINO v. COUNTY OF ADAMS

No. 50275.

82 Ill.2d 565 (1980)

413 N.E.2d 870

THE PEOPLE ex rel. JERRY COSENTINO, State Treasurer, et al., Petitioners, v. THE COUNTY OF ADAMS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone C. Fahner and William J. Scott, Attorneys General, of Springfield (Herbert Lee Caplan and William R. Wallin, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for petitioners.

Dennis P. Ryan, State's Attorney, of Waukegan (Gary Neddenriep, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for respondent County of Lake.

James E. Hinterlong, State's Attorney, of Ottawa (James A. Lanuti, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for respondent County of La Salle.

Gene L. Armentrout, State's Attorney, of Geneva (Linda Soreff Siegel, of counsel), for respondent County of Kane.


Writs awarded.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Pursuant to leave granted, petitioners, the People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Jerry Cosentino, Treasurer of the State of Illinois, and Roy O. Gulley, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, filed this original action (Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, sec. 4(a)); 73 Ill.2d R. 381) seeking writs of mandamus...

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